Norwalk Community College Alumni

NCC grads also include author Elizabeth Hilts, a popular non-fiction writer, and Christopher Byron, a columnist and CNN commentator who wrote a bestseller about Martha Stewart.

Other notable alumni include actor Guy A. Fort, who has appeared on Broadway in “The Color Purple” and in TV shows including “The Sopranos.”

NCC alumnus Rodolfo Rodriguez is founder of Open Hearts, Open Doors, a humanitarian organization which brings children from Third World countries to the U.S. for medical treatment. Rodriguez was named a 2009 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year by the American Association of Community College, an honor given to only five community college graduates nationwide.

Graduate Donata Arden is the founder of an orphanage in Africa.

Alumnus Spencer Rubin is an entertainment industry construction grip who has worked on primetime television shows including “30 Rock,” “Ugly Betty” and “The Good Wife.”

Each year, nearly half of all American freshmen attend a community college.
There are 1,173 community colleges nationwide, and they educate nearly 12 million students annually. Fifty-nine percent of new nurses and the majority of other new health-care workers are educated at community colleges.

NCC grads keep good company. See the list below of famous community college alumni.